Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul fled the scene of the Alexandria shooting after gunman James T. Hodgkinson shot House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, according to two members of Congress present during the attack. The second they heard “shooter down,” Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks, Ohio Rep. Brad Wenstrup, and Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake ran out of […]

The Rachel Maddow-loving, Bernie Sanders-supporting Alexandria shooter James T. Hodgkinson wounded House Majority Whip Steve Scalise after opening fire during a congressional baseball practice Wednesday morning—and had previously raged against the congressman on Facebook. Hodgkinson posted a Stuart Carlson cartoon of Scalise speaking at a KKK rally on his Facebook page on January 5, 2015, […]

James T. Hodgkinson, the 66-year-old Bernie Sanders supporter who shot and wounded five people, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, was a diehard Rachel Maddow fan who hated “the rich.” In a letter to the editor dated July 8, 2012, he declared his love for the MSNBC anchor’s weeknight show. “One of my favorite TV […]